Stencilled Slimline Card

Sharing a slimline card that I made for an upcoming card swap - full disclosure, this is the first ever slimline card that I've made *and* the first time I've used layering stencils!! And I am HOOKED!!!

I used the gorgeous Pinkfresh Studio You Are My Favourite Stencil which features some beautiful blooms and foliage. Onto some vellum strips I heat embossed 'Hello Friend' from Mama Elephant Paola's Wishes with Ranger Rose Gold Powder. I wrapped the strip around the card front and finally added some glittery Poppy Stamps Stitched Butterflies as an extra embellishment.

Inks used:

Pink flowers - Altenew Pinkalicious & Rubelite

Purple flowers - Pinkfresh Studio Lavender & Regal Kiss

Orange flowers - Altenew Chamomile & Marigold

Blue leaves - Pinkfresh Studio Sky Blue 

I love how my first ever slimline turned out, even if it is a little simple -  I'm looking forward to having more fun with these stencils!

Entering this into:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Layer It Up"

Currently

crafting//

...I made this super quick 30th Birthday card for a friend using the Cherry Tree Floral Panel die from Die-Cutting Essentials Magazine Issue #33 which I cut from glitter card, I cut the "30" four times from Lawn Fawn Finley's 123s and stacked for dimension, the sentiment is from Mama Elephant Birthday Wishes, and added a few butterflies from Poppy Stamps!

Entering this into:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge "Let's Sparkle"
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes"

listening//

...lots of Christmas music!

binge watching//

...The Crown S3 - so so good, I miss the original cast but I now have a weird crush on Prince Charles!!?? And I finally got around to Modern Love - what a super gorgeous series!

reading//

...I'm onto Deathly Hallows as part of my annual HP re-read! I just got the new version of The Goblet of Fire, super gorgeous illustrations - I just wish there were more of Cedric!! *insert crying emoji*

wishlist//

...this super adorable Harry Potter Cross Stitch, Frank Body Lip Trio & Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia cologne!

What is your go to scent? 

Autumn Fairies

Sharing two new cards today that I'll be linking up on Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - this weeks theme is Autumn so it was a great excuse to use my Autumn Fairies  stamps - I mean, how cute are these fairies?! 

For my first card I used a polka dot embossing folder and Lawn Fawn Scalloped Circle for some extra detail along with a couple of sequins for some sparkle!

It took me ages to figure out a layout for my second card - I really wanted to use all the fairies and I'm so glad I managed to squeeze them all in! 

We're heading into Spring here so I'm not really in an Autumn-y mood hehe but I loved creating these cards!!